Sienna Dahlen

In Ottawa a decade ago, Mike Rud was equal parts gigging jazz guitarist and stay-at-home dad. But since moving to Montreal, Rud has had an artistic growth spurt that won him a Juno Award last year. He'll play music from his award-winning CD Notes On Montreal at the NAC Fourth Stage Saturday night.

Ottawa's Elise Letourneau hopes to raise $10,000 by the end of the Friday to support her Requiem For Fourteen Roses concert to be staged Dec. 6 this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the École Polytechnique shootings.